Display insert



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DISPLAY INSERT Fild June 10, 192'! Fig.1

Haf'un Fishman i Patented May 20, 1930 PATENT orFicE AARON FIsnMA or onrcaeo, ILLINOIS DISPLAY INSERT v Application filed-June 10,

This invention appertains to improvementsindisplay boxes, audit is an ob ect of this invention to provide an improved belt display box andmounting insert for display,- 5 ing. a belt buckle, a watch guard, a chain, and

a belt in'a most advantageous manner.

The. important consideration. in the displaying of an article ofsale is that its arrangement and setting beas attractive and pleasing as possible to invite the inspection of the, prospective customer. But in addition to this, another'consideration that assumes importance, particularlyat'rush seasons and on bargain days when storesarecrowded is that of displaying the article in such a way as to make shoplifting difhcult if not impossible."

A particular object of this invention is the provision of a self-locking mountingcard and base supportfor displaying a'belt buckle and a watch guard and chain, of such design that when; the mounting card is placed in position on the base support, it looks itself thereto and cannot be removed without a manipulation requiring. the use of both hands and also knowledge. of the particular locking arrangement.

.The mounting card. further embodies the feature thatwhen the watch guard and chain, and belt buckle. are mounted thereon, the same are displayed 'totheir best advantage from an artistic point of view, and yet so that they cannot be readily removed except in the reverse order in whichthey are mounted, which requires unclasping' the watch clasp,

' removing the watch guard in a particular way, and unlocking the buckle, all of which is difiicult to do in an underhanded manner.

Another object of this invention is the provision of an attractive display box ofartistic design into which the mounting card and mounting insert displaying the beltbuckle', watch guard and chain, and the belt may be p placed.

The attainment of these and further objects will be apparent from the accompanying specification taken in conjunction with the drawings forming a part thereof. i l

Referring to the drawings, Fig. l'shows the complete display in perspective, with the 1927. Serial No. 197,886.

belt and the base support holding the mount ing card upon which the watch guard and chain and buckle are mounted in its position in the displa'yibox. 1 a Fig. 2 shows the blank piece of cardboard or other suitable material ofowhich the mounting card ismade. I Fig. 3 shows the completed mounting card and the base support to which the mounting card is fastened. j I

Fig. 4 is-an enlarged section showing the manner in which the mounting, cardlocks itself to the base support.

Fig. '5 shows the bottom of a belt buckle fasten'edin position on the mounting card.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view showing the buckle in its fastened position, said view'being it'aken along the line 6'6, of Fig.5. 7 f

eferring first to Fig. 2, the-mounting card consists of asingle piece of stiff cardboard, pasteboard or any other suitable material and is cut into the shape shown in the figure. A. slight knife cut is made alongv thelines 2, 2, 3, and 3 on the top side, and along the'lines 4 and 4" on the'bottom side. i The incisions in each case are justdeepflenoughto cut the surfacing to aid in bending-the paper. The sec: tion 73is now bent upwards along the line 4', and the section 7 is likewise bent upwards along the line 4. Then sections-5 and 5 are bent and folded back to the underside of section 6. The width of section 6 is just equal to the sum ofthe width of sections 5 and 5. For this reason sections 7 and 7 just' abut one another and are pasted together. The flaps 8 and 8 are bent along the lines 3 and 3', respectively, so that unrestrained they assume a normal position making about a 90 degree angle with the top side of section? The completed mounting card is shown in perspective, With a part of section Gcut away to show the normal position of the flap 8, in Fig. 3. y The: base support 11, shown in Fig. 3, is made of one piece of cardboard or other suit able material, and is a bottomless box having afront edge 9 much narrower than the back edge with the two side edges tapering accordingly, as shown. V

The base support has a narrow slit 12 in'the center of its top 11, the length of which is jection- After themounting card is pushed slightly longer than the length of the section 7 of themounting card and just Wide enough to allow two thicknesses of the material' of Which-the mounting card is made to .pass through, with a section (13 and 13" slight 1y greater'than thewidth of flaps 8L and 8 I on each end Wide enough to allow three thicknessesto this material to pass through it.,

, To place the mounting card in position on the base support the flaps 8 and 8". areifold'ed i back and'held against thefaceof section 7 Y and the projection formed by" sections Tend 7 and the flaps8and8 are placed-intothe slot 12 in the top "of thebase support, the slit being shaped to accommodate (the prior.

down into the top of the I base, the flapsf' 8 and 8 again' assume their-normal unrestrained position of about 90 degrees'with the surface of section 7, as sl1oWn in Fig-4. As

. a result; the mounting-card is securely locked onto "the baser-i It can only *be removed--- by reaching underneath the box,-agai nbending the flaps8 and8" back againstthe face o'fs'ection 7, andlwhile holding thefiaps-in this position, forcing the mountingcard upward.

" If desired, instead-of employing-a bottom less base'supporta bottom may be provided for the base support, making it entirely en closed. With this-arrangement, When the mounting card is once pla'cc'din position on the base support-,it cannot'be removed except 'byitearing it; i V V The display box,--shown inFig; 1, maybe made offcardboard,'or other suitable materialand comprises the bottom-having ta- 'pered' sides and a flanged base, and-a cover 51 havingia curvature as shown, hinged to the back edge oftlie fl'ange The taper oflthe container. isiof the. same angle as. that ofthe 7 base support The, inside dimensions of the container, are :su'chthat the basesupport. 'vvill fit snugly in I the lower portion, leaving the proper amount; :of space i to receive the belt when. woundnp into .anoval shaped coil and heldlby the. looped holde'r; 14;. The displaybox, of course, as Wellsas the mmting cardand base support: constitutdescri ed.

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ingythe insert-may be fcoveredc with colored paper, silk, or any desired materialzto beautify its appearance:

. Thennannerin which theivatch guard and chain and-the-belubuckle are mounted on the mounting card. forms one of the particular featuresfof this inventionrand WilLnoW be The; mounting is; suited forv any oft-he pop.-

ular types of buckles, butntor illustrative purposes the type shown in Figs, 1, 5, and.6 has been chosen, In, this typejthe ring, 21,- to which ;'one end of .the'belt is ordinarily fafs;

' tened, is pivoted to one; end of the buckle. and when i turned downward; from the position shown in Fig. 6, the free end of-the beltima-y slip freely; inthe bi ckle, but; When turned upto a horizontal position, the teeth 22 lgrip 1 1 the belt securely. To mount the belt buckle on the mounting card, the ring 21 is turned down to its unlocked position. The buckle is then slipped over the projection 23 as far as it Will go, and then the ringis turnediup to its locked position, thereby gripping the '7 curely in position.

manner: The Watch guard is first slipped over the upper left hand corner with the upper' right corner of: the watch guard up against sof' the right hand corner of therecess281, ,The 1 Watch guard is then. rotatedfinf-a counter clockwise direction over the I lower" part 1 of projection 27: untilthe lower rightihandcorher of the- Watch guard}is againstthecor ner 29.- The distance between the 'recess28 and the loiverpartpofthe projection-27 m just long nough to make the Watch guard fit f snugly. It is now in-position and by reason of the small projection 30 cannot be-slid off the projection 27.

: The Jxvatch chain fastenedto the lower end of the 'Wat'ch guardis novv brought over the top of the mounting card, is looped around the projectionBl-and over the projection 32,

and is claspedto the-ring 21- ofthe belt buckle.

The mounting card with. its-projectionis' 7 made of such dimensions With respect to the parts to V be displayed, that the chain ,after being clasped to thebelt buckle Will be taut Watch guard and buckle are now securely I106 thus holdinglthewatch guardinplace; The

heldin position Withisubstantial'ly theentire I itsfull advantage. e Q I In compliance With the requirements; of

length of the chainiattractively displayed to V thezpatent statutes,I have herein describedia a certain preferred embodiment of myinven- 7 tion. It is hoWever'to be understood that the a 1 same-is shown forillustrative purposes only, I and I' do not wish to belimited: to the pre- I cise construction shown;

hat I cons dernew and desire to secure "by Letters Patent is: ,r V i V 1. 'A-display mounting for. both a belt buckleanda Watch guardofthe type-that may be secured to a belt and is provided- With a chain to be secured tea-Watch, said'moun't ing including means to Which the belt buckle i may be locked, and asupport-v upon which the watch guard may be'mounted, said meansand' V said support being'spaced sothatupon se-- curing the-chain to the vbuckle When both the guard and the buckle a re in position, the Watch guard and buckle are irremovably locked to the. mounting, the chain preventing the removal of the buckle. 7' j 2. A belt buckle display card c onsistingjof a flat piece of paper havingtwo projections, to. oneof which a belt'buckle maybe secured and to the other a Watch guard, 21 foldable locking member on the reverse side of the display card, a base support for the display card, said support having a slit therein through which the locking member may be inserted when folded, said locking member being adapted to unfold underits oWn resiliency after it has been inserted into place, thereby locking the display card to the base support. t

3. A display card to which an article may be fastened for display purposes, said card consisting of a continuous piece of material folded upon itself with a portion of the folded part again folded to occupy a plane at right angles to the plane of the card, said last mentioned folded portion having an extension normally at right angles to itself but which may be folded into juxtaposition With it, a base support for said card, said support having a slit therein through which the last mentioned folded portion may be inserted when the extension has been folded, said eX' tension being then adapted to unfold and lock the card to the base support.

4. A display card for mounting arbelt buckle and a Watch guard of the type that is provided with a chain for attachment to a watch, said card being provided with projections integral with the card for holding the buckle and the Watch guard in a displayed position, and means for holding the chain tautly on the face of the card so that vsubstantially the entire chain is displayed across the face of the card, said projections and said means being spaced so that upon securing the chain to the buckle the chain holds the buckle and the watch guard against removal from the display card.

5. The method of displaying a belt buckle and a watch guard having one end of a, chain attached thereto, Which comprises removably mounting the buckle to the front of a display card, mounting the watch guard upon the card, and stretching the chain across the face of the card so that substantially the entire chain is exposed on the face of the card when viewed from any angle, and securing the free end of the chain to the buckle, whereby the buckle and the guard are both locked together.

6. A display mounting for both a belt I buckle and a watch guard of the type that may be secured to a belt and is provided with a chain that may be secured to a Watch, said mounting comprising a substantially flat surface formed of a single sheet of material, said mounting including means to which the belt buckle may be locked, and a support upon which the watch guard may be mounted, said means and said support being spaced apart and the chain being extended across the face of the mounting and being secured to the buckle, substantially the entire chain being displayed, said mounting including means integral therewith for maintaining the chain in position across the face of the mounting.

I In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 8th day of June, A. D. 1927.

' AARON FISHMAN. 

